Chapter 658

"Correct!"

Chen Qun, who was on the side, also nodded in agreement.

They certainly did not want Cao Cao to end up defeated by Su Xuan.

Of course, it didn't have to be Cao Cao; Yuan Shao would also be acceptable~!

They had also anticipated that after Cao Cao took Xuzhou, there would inevitably be a battle with Yuan Shao.

Shengze would then fully occupy the Central Plains and the seven provinces of the North, becoming the hegemon among the warlords of this world.

By then, bringing the strength of seven provinces to crusade against Su Xuan, even if there was still a gap in the strength of top-tier fierce generals and individual soldiers, the chances of winning would be very high!

But with a few more Heaven-Man Realm or peak Gangjin fierce generals, the chances of winning would be even greater.

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao nodded in understanding upon hearing this, then frowned slightly and said: "How could I not want that!"

"But these three are not easy to subdue!"

"Not to mention Lu Bu; this man is incredibly arrogant, and he does not submit to anyone whose personal strength is inferior to his own!"

"I do not have absolute confidence that I can break his spirit!"

"More importantly, this man is full of rebellious bones; he has already beheaded two superiors, so who is to say there won't be a third?"

"Uh..."

Zhong Yao and Chen Qun felt a chill in their necks upon hearing this.

It really was true!

This fellow Lu Bu was a double-edged sword.

He could harm the enemy, but he could also harm himself.

Cao Cao continued: "As for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, these two are sworn brothers with Liu Bei!"

"They are almost blindly loyal to Liu Bei, so it is equally extremely difficult to break their spirits and make them surrender to me!"

"In fact, even harder than Lu Bu!"

"If I don't kill Liu Bei, there is still a glimmer of possibility;"

"If I truly kill Liu Bei, these two will likely view me as a mortal enemy and would want nothing more than to kill me to vent their hatred!"

This was the part that gave Cao Cao a headache.

But even so, Cao Cao still wanted to do his best to subdue Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

Especially Guan Yu; he simply loved Guan Yu to death.

As for Lu Bu, he felt that the possibility of him subduing him was not high.

In fact, the possibility of keeping him alive and capturing him alive was not high either.

After all, if others didn't know, how could he not know?

Lu Bu and Su Xuan were good brothers.

Su Xuan would absolutely not leave Lu Bu to his own devices.

"Boyuan, you really are always giving me difficult problems! Meeting a friend and rival like you in this life is my good fortune, but also my misfortune!"

Cao Cao thought with a headache.

Zhong Yao and Chen Qun were also slightly silent for a moment.

Then, Chen Qun spoke up: "My Lord! They are just sworn brothers! That doesn't count for much!"

"Even biological brothers often turn into enemies; how much more so for sworn brothers?"

"As long as the interests and temptations are great enough, I do not believe Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will not submit to you!"

"Furthermore, I actually feel that precisely because they are sworn brothers, and because Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are quite loyal to Liu Bei, Liu Bei must die;"

"Otherwise, you will never be able to subdue Zhang Fei and Guan Yu!"

"Because, as long as Liu Bei is still alive, due to the bond of sworn brotherhood, they will find it difficult to betray Liu Bei and turn to you, my Lord!"

"Because, if they did so, they would be disgraced and reviled by the world!"

Although he did not really believe in absolute loyalty and righteousness.

He also understood that this era could not exist without loyalty and righteousness, nor could one be perceived as an unloyal or unrighteous person.

Otherwise, one would simply be unable to gain a foothold in this era.

Of course, this was only on the surface; in private, he only believed in absolute interests. As for loyalty and righteousness?

Those were merely frameworks used to win over people's hearts and restrict others.

"This..."

Cao Cao frowned upon hearing this. Although he did not want to admit it, he felt that Chen Qun's words made sense: "But if Liu Bei truly dies by my hand, then Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will inevitably hate me to the bone!"

"It would be best if Liu Bei could die at the hands of others, or at the very least die from a stray arrow or in the chaos of battle, rather than being directly executed by me;"

"Otherwise, the hope of subduing Zhang Fei and Guan Yu will be difficult to realize!"

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